The Russellville Democrat., 1887-12-21

No. z twenty three under NO O, SIX uhuer No. 4, fifty-fou under No. 5. eight under No. 6, one under No. : and ,eighty-four under No. SD
 Accompanying the secretary's letter are the letters received from the various sources, with plans and models and the names of those who made the sugges tions. THE REPUBLICANS AND THE TARIFF
 QUESTION.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-The Republicans of the House have been holding informal consultations upon the tariff question and talking the matter over generally to see how they stand. Mr Reed, Mir. McKin- lev and others have been goisasA 'y'or the members as to aSssseHa'"
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 view of securing .sy have graduallv ion down from to be, to make 1t Q. hembers who lean towai Antil they have got it do, they think they can all [hey have decided to meet proposition brought forward b she Democrats with one of their own, Which they will propose as a substitute. They have not definitely and finally decided on the character of this substitute as to every matter of detail, and they can not untnN@ they learn more of what the De are going to propose. They vii hold a more formal conference adoption of the plan. As t
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. IT, ,obabIe that the Thoebe- Carl isle case ..ni not be settled in committee until after the holi- days. As the case now stands there is only question of law involved which eau be settled on it's merits and requires no testimony. Most of the members of the committee have read the papers presented by Phoebe, and it remains for them only to consult authorities as to the law. This they will probably be inclined to postpone until the holiday recess as convenient time to get Into the law library to read up. the law. It seems probable now that the Re- publicans will not make any sort of party fight in the case. It is believed that some of the Republican members of the committee have, after reading Mir. Thoebe's presentation of the case, have come to the conclsion that the question of law presented is clearly such as to make no contest warrantabie. It is likely that the report of the committee will be unani- mously favorable to Mir. Carlisle.
 PLAYING WAITING GAME.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-United States Consul Twitchell's last report from Kings ton, Canada, to the State Department says that the export of lumber from that districts will increase the coming year. The mining and exporting of. iron ore are evidently not probable under present con ditions. The mining companies are, in his opinion. kept in existence on the an- ticipated change in the American tariff by which iron ore may enter free of duty. Trade prospects for the coming year are, he says. exceedingly dark and discourag- ing, intensifying the hope for some change in the commercial relations between the United States and Canada by which Cam ada may secure market for her raw ma teriai.
 THE HousF ToMmiTrEEs.-
 WASHINGTON, Df f6.--The Speaker A tillageAss Eas sem bles ir January. ' esterday the Impression pre- vailed that tho committee on rules would be made known when the House met to' day, but inasmuch as the formation O that committee would lead to speculation as to the composition of others, with COT sequent confusion and annoyance to tb Speaker, the whole work is now expect to go over. The Speakers believes tn the sooner Congress takes it's holi recess and members leave the the sooner he will have an portunity to begin writing the lists. He has a mass of written morials and appeals, and is almost wildered by the number of verbal app tions. It Is conceded that the commirtee on rules will be composed of the Speakes and Messrs Randall Mills, Reed, and either General Brown, of Indiana, or Mir. Cannon, of Illinois. The friends of the latter say he will be selected on account of bis special knowledge of procedure and his position on the ways and means com mittee.
 THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF UrAH
 WASHINGTON, Dec. l0DeIegate Caine and a committee from the Utah Legisla ture have presented to Speaker Carlisle and President pro tenn. Ingalls, copies of the proposed State constitution of Utah.